Once again, our go-to choice as the most affordable winner in What Hi-Fi? ’s best CD players category is the Marantz CD6007, ...

Ever since I picked up the Marantz PM-11S2 turntable, I've been amassing quite a collection of vinyl records. Flip the clock back two years ago and I would have never considered spinning records on my ...

The compact disc gave us our first taste of digital music – and we liked it. Upon its arrival in the U.S. in March 1983, the sleek 4.7-inch plastic and aluminum disc – about the size of a drink ...

Philips is returning to the hi-fi scene with the launch of two new products: a turntable and a pair of wireless active speakers. Both promise to be relatively affordable. The turntable, in particular, ...

I received a number of emails in response to Audio Myth: Vinyl better than CD? in which I disputed claims of vinyl’s “superiority” over CD/digital made in a recent Wired Magazine column (see Vinyl May ...

If you’re still buying CDs or have a large collection the NAD C538 player is well worth checking out. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and ...

Digitizing vinyl is a lot harder than ripping a CD. An external CD drive costs $26 on Amazon; a record player with a digital output costs $250 or more. Plus you have to use special software, specify ...

On October 1, 1982, Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101 (above), in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio ...